21st Mar 2025 14:00
FORM 8.3 | |||||||
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Full name of discloser: |
| Barclays PLC. | ||||
(b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
(c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | GREENCORE GROUP PLC | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
(d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
(e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 20 Mar 2025 | |||||
(f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC |
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2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
(a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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Class of relevant security: | 1p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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(1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 13,239,791 | 3.00% | 1,719,082 | 0.39% |
(2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| and/or controlled: |
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| 1,048,983 | 0.24% | 11,540,867 | 2.61% |
(3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 14,288,774 | 3.24% | 13,259,949 | 3.00% |
(b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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Class of relevant security in relation to |
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which subscription right exists |
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Details, including nature of the rights |
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concerned and relevant percentages: |
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3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
(a) | Purchases and sales |
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Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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1p ordinary | Purchase | 404,686 | 1.8380 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 19,711 | 1.8446 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 11,331 | 1.8291 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 9,542 | 1.8547 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,743 | 1.8490 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 7,531 | 1.8346 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,054 | 1.8425 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 5,040 | 1.8390 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,948 | 1.8458 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 4,228 | 1.8400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,912 | 1.8388 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,520 | 1.8395 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,336 | 1.8627 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 2,043 | 1.8479 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,217 | 1.8335 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 1,063 | 1.8263 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 882 | 1.8411 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 547 | 1.8378 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 352 | 1.8600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 245 | 1.8353 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Purchase | 148 | 1.8881 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 30,892 | 1.8480 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 19,712 | 1.8398 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 14,700 | 1.8394 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 7,000 | 1.8600 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,302 | 1.8469 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 6,078 | 1.8382 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 5,527 | 1.8427 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 3,240 | 1.8700 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 1,951 | 1.8380 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 907 | 1.8507 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 417 | 1.8740 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 352 | 1.8780 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 333 | 1.8540 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 260 | 1.8500 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 108 | 1.8400 GBP | ||||
1p ordinary | Sale | 13 | 1.8372 GBP | ||||
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(b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
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1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 5,527 | 1.8425 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 300 | 1.8319 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,605 | 1.8368 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,951 | 1.8380 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 6,078 | 1.8382 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 108 | 1.8399 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 30,892 | 1.8480 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 907 | 1.8507 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 417 | 1.8740 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 971 | 1.8220 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 3,417 | 1.8288 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 11,331 | 1.8291 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,217 | 1.8335 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 245 | 1.8353 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 547 | 1.8378 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 42,153 | 1.8379 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 41,959 | 1.8380 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 882 | 1.8411 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,054 | 1.8423 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 5,495 | 1.8449 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 4,948 | 1.8458 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,043 | 1.8479 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 599 | 1.8503 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,230 | 1.8591 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 770 | 1.8721 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 148 | 1.8882 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 14,196 | 1.8378 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,204 | 1.8607 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 3,436 | 1.8330 GBP | |||
1p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 2,488 | 1.8462 GBP | |||
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(c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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(ii) | Exercising |
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(d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
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4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
(a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: |
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NONE | |||||||
(b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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any derivative is referenced: |
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NONE | |||||||
(c) | Attachments |
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
Date of disclosure: | 21 Mar 2025 | ||||||
Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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